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The Breastplate of Faith and Love
The breast-plate of faith and love. A treatise, wherein the ground and exercise of faith and love, as they are set upon Christ their object, and as they are expressed in good works, is explained. / Delivered in 18 sermons upon three several texts, by the late faithful and worthy minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, Master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inn.The breast-plate of faith and love. A treatise, wherein the ground and exercise of faith and love, as they are set upon Christ their object, and as they are expressed in good workes, is explained. / Delivered in 18 sermons upon three severall texts, by the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by W. Jones for Nicolas Bourne, 1630London: printed by W. Iones for Nicolas Bourne, 1630
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1But it will be objected, that the best men have their failings, those that have a good heart, yet do we not find them subject to infirmities as well as other men? and if this be the rule we are to be judged by, who shall be saved?
1But it will be objected, that the best men have their failings, those that have a good heart, yet doe wee not finde them subject to infirmities as well as other men? and if this be the rule we are to be judged by, who shall be saved?
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1To this I answer first, it is true that the most ⟨p. 195⟩holy men may many times do that which is ill,2 but it is by accident, it is when they are transported, when they are carried besides their purpose:1 As a man that is bound for such a place, sailing such a way, his compass stands still right, he alters not that,4 though the wind carry him violently another way, yet he looks still to the right way, that is his intent still; and it is known by this, when the wind is over, and the gust is past, he returns again and saileth to the haven he intended to go to at the first: So it is with all the Saints, they sail by a right compass, their intents are still good, whensoever they do otherwise it is by accident, it is when they are overborne by some temptation, by some passion, when they are not perfectly themselves.